James Newton runs away with Irish Amateur Open title
May 19, 2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Irish Amateur Open, Seapoint Golf Links
James Newton tripled his third-to-last hole, but at that point, it hardly mattered
Even Conor Purcell, who won the Australian Amateur to start 2019, admitted to the Golfing Union of Ireland that by the final day, Newton was too far out front to catch.
"I was always playing for second really," said Purcell. "He [Newton] was comfortable after nine. To shoot the score he did with the lead he had was pretty impressive."
"It's nice to have a win early on in the season," Newton reflected. "And I know that I can do it again this year so I just need to go and do it."
Newton told the Golfing Union of Ireland that he had switched coaches in October, and now works with Peter Barber at Didsbury Golf Club.
"The good has always been good enough and he [Barber] has made the bad a lot better,” he said.
Newton is a natural athlete, and sometimes hits it as far as 40 yards past his opponents off the tee.
England’s @JamesNewton7 wins the @FlogasIreland Irish Am @CountySligoGC @EnglandGolf pic.twitter.com/4BTOzWgCCX
— Golfing Union of Ireland (@GUIGolf) May 19, 2019
Results: Irish Amateur Open
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , England | 1000 | 66-66-69-74=275 | |
| 2 | , Ireland | 700 | 70-69-69-72=280 | |
| T3 | , England | 500 | 67-69-72-73=281 | |
| T3 | , England | 500 | 67-69-71-74=281 | |
| 5 | , Ireland | 500 | 62-72-72-78=284 |
About the Irish Amateur Open
First played in 1892 and held every year with the exception of the War Years up to 1959, and revived in 1995, the Irish Amateur Open can boast a strong history of producing great Champions including Joe Carr (three times), Jimmy Bruen, Tom Craddock, ...
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